Before the release of United in Stormwind, Mage's only Fire spells were Wildfire, Combustion, Fireball (Core), Flamestrike (Core) and Grand Finale (way to expensive to see play in a Fire/spell deck).
Sure, unlike Shaman Mage has remarkable card generation, but you have to consider that it doesn't take many Frost spells to make the archetype viable: Doomhammer Shaman usually runs 4/6 Nature spells and we're more than fine with it.
My guess is that they'll release around 3 good Frost Shaman spells plus at least one more that will slightly diverse from the mid-game plan.
Finally, there's also the mini-set! Look back and see how much Kresh, Lord of Turtling helped Overlord Saurfang a few months ago: the latter passed from being an absolutely tier F card to a really good unit.
And there's currently zero frost card in Standard Shaman. I don't know about next Standard year, but I think they need to at least print 3-5 frost spells this expansion for this card to be adequate/playable.
Freeze Shaman had already been a huge meme, so if they decided to reintroduce it I highly doubt it will be as delusional as it was back in the day. Even Fel DH - levels of good may be a good start for an archetype that will come to life with the next expansion.
Secondly, yeah: Freeze is one of the worst (in the meaning of "hated") mechanics in the game, and an overabundance of Freeze effect can make you want to uninstall the game and throw the pc in a fountain. One thing to notice is that this card states "for each Frost spell" and not "for each minion frozen/you froze", so we may actually see some Frost spells that don't actually Freeze as their primary effect (Ice Barrier, Freezing Trap, Frozen Clone, Simulacrum, Ice Fishing).
Finally, I think you're not giving the card much justice, as you're comparing it to a card (Soulciologist Malicia) with a very similar effect, but with a totally different role!
Malicia (at least its Warlock half) is meant to be a "control" play to strangle your aggressive opponents and eventually stabilize the game. On the other hand, I see this leaked unit as a clear finisher, maybe in an Elemental Frost Shaman deck. Consider that, being an Elemental, it can gain advantage of the likes of Kindling Elemental and Granite Forgeborn.
3/4s that Freeze are slower than Malicia's Souls, but they are probably meant to be a game ending swing. Therefore, I advise you to think about this unit more as an Arbor Up on steroids which requires you to play Frost spells rather than having a pre-existent board.
On a final note, I wonder if Feral Spirit should've been a Frost spell to begin with - would it fit thematically?
They're actively bringing back an archetype that has not only been laughed at for years, but also the freeze mechanic, probably one of the most hated in the entire hearthstone world.
Something tells me that either freeze shaman will be the next most hated deck in the next expansion, or it'll be that nice quiet boy that no one gives a shit about.
The card itself is kinda meh. Even if you summon a board full of 3/4s, none of those have taunt or rush, so its basically a much weaker Soulciologist Malicia, with an arguably more difficult condition to meet. Or in other words, a 7 mana do nothing. Unless the next expansion is heavily board centric, Im not optimistic of this card's chances.
Another arena rant. Battleground battlemaster should not be draftable in arena. Seriously, I hate that if you don't play around ANY mid game minion, it can in some ways immediately end the match.
IMO the card shouldn't have been printed at all in the first place, especially not as a persistent effect.
For what i know Blizzard developed Sneed as rare merc , than before update they changed it to epic , they changed gem color but forget or no time to clientside client interaction , at first infact Sneed was craftable for 100 coins and server was confirming the craft, then someone reported it on reddit and Blizzard lurkers noticed it so they fast serverside patched , but they cant clientside patch without game update.
So when you craft for 100 now , client side register it and send it to blizzard server who replies NOPE!
Try not to get so upset about digital pixels from a pre-programmed AI. It's not even like you're complaining about a real person emote spamming. You're complaining about a bot....that is doing a formulaic rote action based on pre-determined circumstances and outcomes.
That's like getting angry at your Alexa or Siri when they accidentally think you activated them.
Emotes won't affect the gameplay, so they can easily be ignored. On the other hand, its game of origin (League of Legends) has people that spam the question mark ping if you do something the team doesn't approve of.
Can my minion use artwork from the Un'Goro expansion, as long as the card itself is new? Struggling to find images that fit
If you're planning to use artwork that already exists on a card, then I would say No, do not do that. If we're talking promotional art or something to that effect, then I guess it's okay, although you should still try to find something else if you can.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
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Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
Before the release of United in Stormwind, Mage's only Fire spells were Wildfire, Combustion, Fireball (Core), Flamestrike (Core) and Grand Finale (way to expensive to see play in a Fire/spell deck).
Out of these 5, only Fireball sees play in Questline Mage, and United in Stormwind printed Hot Streak, First Flame (and Second Flame), Ignite and Fire Sale, which means 4.
Sure, unlike Shaman Mage has remarkable card generation, but you have to consider that it doesn't take many Frost spells to make the archetype viable: Doomhammer Shaman usually runs 4/6 Nature spells and we're more than fine with it.
My guess is that they'll release around 3 good Frost Shaman spells plus at least one more that will slightly diverse from the mid-game plan.
Finally, there's also the mini-set! Look back and see how much Kresh, Lord of Turtling helped Overlord Saurfang a few months ago: the latter passed from being an absolutely tier F card to a really good unit.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
Ok, who had 'Freeze Shaman support' on their Apocalypse bingo?
how to unlock adventures?
You must increase your champions reputation. Each adventure has number that's the level of reputation needed to unlock it.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
*Laughs in spaghetti*
On a serious note, it's actually the exact translation of Battlecry, being "grido"="cry" and "battaglia"="battle".
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
And there's currently zero frost card in Standard Shaman. I don't know about next Standard year, but I think they need to at least print 3-5 frost spells this expansion for this card to be adequate/playable.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
Here are my (very) hot takes.
Freeze Shaman had already been a huge meme, so if they decided to reintroduce it I highly doubt it will be as delusional as it was back in the day. Even Fel DH - levels of good may be a good start for an archetype that will come to life with the next expansion.
Secondly, yeah: Freeze is one of the worst (in the meaning of "hated") mechanics in the game, and an overabundance of Freeze effect can make you want to uninstall the game and throw the pc in a fountain. One thing to notice is that this card states "for each Frost spell" and not "for each minion frozen/you froze", so we may actually see some Frost spells that don't actually Freeze as their primary effect (Ice Barrier, Freezing Trap, Frozen Clone, Simulacrum, Ice Fishing).
Finally, I think you're not giving the card much justice, as you're comparing it to a card (Soulciologist Malicia) with a very similar effect, but with a totally different role!
Malicia (at least its Warlock half) is meant to be a "control" play to strangle your aggressive opponents and eventually stabilize the game. On the other hand, I see this leaked unit as a clear finisher, maybe in an Elemental Frost Shaman deck. Consider that, being an Elemental, it can gain advantage of the likes of Kindling Elemental and Granite Forgeborn.
3/4s that Freeze are slower than Malicia's Souls, but they are probably meant to be a game ending swing. Therefore, I advise you to think about this unit more as an Arbor Up on steroids which requires you to play Frost spells rather than having a pre-existent board.
On a final note, I wonder if Feral Spirit should've been a Frost spell to begin with - would it fit thematically?
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
"Grido di Battaglia" that sounds like a pasta recipe lol
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
They're actively bringing back an archetype that has not only been laughed at for years, but also the freeze mechanic, probably one of the most hated in the entire hearthstone world.
Something tells me that either freeze shaman will be the next most hated deck in the next expansion, or it'll be that nice quiet boy that no one gives a shit about.
The card itself is kinda meh. Even if you summon a board full of 3/4s, none of those have taunt or rush, so its basically a much weaker Soulciologist Malicia, with an arguably more difficult condition to meet. Or in other words, a 7 mana do nothing. Unless the next expansion is heavily board centric, Im not optimistic of this card's chances.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
Somehow, I think Shaman is not going to see competitive play next expac.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
Is this the start of freeze Shaman? I find it lack the Frost spells this year.
I might even go as far as predicting, this is the expansion where they'll print twin spells like Twin Slice or First Flame, but this time it's frost.
Twin Frostbolt. Cost 1. Deal 2 damage to a minion and freeze it, Add Second Frostbolt to your hand.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
This is lowkey solid in Galakrond Shaman because of Invocation of Frost being an Invoke card.
Cookie, the Cook
Can somebody finally upload information about the abilities of new cards (edwin, coockie), reading this (@) and this {0} is so disappointing.
Edwin, Defias Kingpin
Can somebody finally upload information about the abilities of new cards (edwin, coockie), reading this (@) and this {0} is so disappointing.
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
I knew there was a reason I never dusted my golden Moorabi!
Eurogamer Italy Leaks the First Alterac Valley Hearthstone Card - Legendary Freeze Synergy for Shamans
Freeze Shaman is back LET'S GOOOOOOO
how to unlock adventures?
i loving path of champions so far but does anyone know how to unlock more adventures ? i played with every piltover champion but no unlocks yet .
Are You a Master Duelist? November's Challenge is Here! Episode 4: Back To School
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Another arena rant. Battleground battlemaster should not be draftable in arena. Seriously, I hate that if you don't play around ANY mid game minion, it can in some ways immediately end the match.
IMO the card shouldn't have been printed at all in the first place, especially not as a persistent effect.
Is Sneed epic or rare?
For what i know Blizzard developed Sneed as rare merc , than before update they changed it to epic , they changed gem color but forget or no time to clientside client interaction , at first infact Sneed was craftable for 100 coins and server was confirming the craft, then someone reported it on reddit and Blizzard lurkers noticed it so they fast serverside patched , but they cant clientside patch without game update.
So when you craft for 100 now , client side register it and send it to blizzard server who replies NOPE!
For Path of Champions is there a reason you programmed the AI to be super toxic?
Try not to get so upset about digital pixels from a pre-programmed AI. It's not even like you're complaining about a real person emote spamming. You're complaining about a bot....that is doing a formulaic rote action based on pre-determined circumstances and outcomes.
That's like getting angry at your Alexa or Siri when they accidentally think you activated them.
For Path of Champions is there a reason you programmed the AI to be super toxic?
Emotes won't affect the gameplay, so they can easily be ignored. On the other hand, its game of origin (League of Legends) has people that spam the question mark ping if you do something the team doesn't approve of.
Is Sneed epic or rare?
Ah, ok. Thanks.
Jurassic Card - Card Design Competition Discussion Thread
If you're planning to use artwork that already exists on a card, then I would say No, do not do that. If we're talking promotional art or something to that effect, then I guess it's okay, although you should still try to find something else if you can.
Further Mercenaries PvP Updates Deployed - Adjusted Requirements for Daily Win Chest Rewards, The Whole Situation Detailed
Tanks Blizzard for making it impossible to get my win chest because all my opponents concede!